Rotterdam

Rotterdam - Wow, what a wonderful city. Before I headed off for the weekend with my Dad on the North Sea Ferries from Hull to Europort I was a little clueless as to why my Dad had picked Rotterdam as our trip destination. Experiencing Rotterdam was a whole different matter - art galleries, beautiful sculptures, great food, friendly people and great open spaces. Here are some photos of our trip and a few places you should definitely trip in Rotterdam if you're heading over. At £45 each on the ferry each it is well worth a visit! 

1. Rotterdam houses- I found this beautiful door whilst walking through a back street. 
2. Chuck Close at the Kunsthal Gallery - part of the Avant-Gardes exhibition.
    3. De Calypso building, Rotterdam. 
    4. Amazing display in the Netherlands Architecture Institute cafe. 
    5. Artwork by Jan van der Ploeg at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. 
    6. Delfshaven - the older part of Rotterdam to contrast buildings like De Calypso.
    7. Delicious apple cake from Nieuw Rotterdams Cafe on Witte de Withstraat - great cafe   
    with nice surroundings and even better apple cake and tea. Well worth a visit. 
    8. A Picasso inspired sculpture outside the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. 

Museumpark is well worth a visit if you're into art or not - it's a great space to walk through and if you like galleries it's surrounded on all sides by some of the best galleries in Rotterdam - The Kunsthal Gallery and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen were great. The pic above is of a small corner were the Kunsthal Gallery lives.